Dust-guard for vehicles.



No. 804,401. PATENTED NOV. 14, 1905. P. K. HOLLINGSWORTH. DUST GUARD FORVEHICLES.

APPLlUATION I'ILBD JAN. 27. 1905.

nurrnn sTA rns PRENTIOE K. HOLLINGSWORTH, OF SUNSET, TEXAS.

DUST-GUARD FOR VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1905.

Application filed. January 27, 1905. Serial No. 242,967.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, PRENTIOE K. HOLLINGS- WORTH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Sunset, in the county of Montague and State ofTexas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dust-Guardsfor Vehicles, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention embodies a novel construction of guard or shield forvehicles, and is designed for housing the hub of a wheel to prevententrance of dust, sand, or other foreign matter between the spindle ofthe axle and the axle-box of the wheel.

The essential feature of the invention is comprised in the peculiar formof the guard device whereby after the same has been applied the hub,which is ordinarily housed thereby, may be exposed in order to removeany foreign matter which may have been clogged or caught about thedevice.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions bychanges in the structure and minor details without departing from thespirit or essential features of the invention, still the preferredembodiment thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the embodiment of the inventionin practical use. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional vieW ofthe guard alone. Fig. 3 is a perspective View showing the centralsection of the guard elevated and one of the side sections removed,bringing out more clearly the construction of the attaching member bywhich the device is secured to the axle of the vehicle. Fig. 4 is adetail perspective view of one of the sections of the guard.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

Specifically describing the device which constitutes this invention, thenumeral 1 indicates an attaching member adapted to embrace the axle of avehicle in order to secure a guard thereto. The attaching member 1 is ofapproximately U form and is therefore adapted to receive the axlebetween the sides thereof,

a suitable fastening, such as bolt 2, being utilized to connect the endsof the attaching member 1 to thereby firmly clamp the same in position.

The guard proper is indicated at 3, the same being projected laterallyfrom the attaching member. the drawings.) In order to facilitate operation of the device and permit access to the hub of the wheel about Whichthe guard extends it is preferred to make the guard 3 of sectional form.The guard 3 therefore consists of a plurality of sectionsnamely, anintermediate or middle section 4 and side sectioris 5. The varioussections of the guard 3 comprise curved plates, flaring or increasing inWidth toward the outer ends thereof in order that the guard may conformsomewhat to the formation of the hub portion of the Wheel, which ishoused thereby. The sections of the guard 3 are peculiarly assembled,being attached to the member 1 in a peculiar manner. To admit ofattachment of the guard 3, it is preferred to reinforce the attachingmember, which is preferably made of a U-shaped plate, by inturning orbending inwardly a longitudinal edge portion of said member 1, asindicated at 6. The portion 6 of the attaching member is bent about areinforcing wire or strip 7, inclosed thereby, and at intervals in thelength of the strip or wire 7 the adjacent portion of the member 1 iscut away, as at 8, to expose a short length of said wire at intervals.The sections 4: and 5 of the guard 3 have tongues 9 projected from theinner ends thereof, which are looped about the exposed portions of theWire 7 to admit of attachment of the sections of the guard thereto, themanner of attachment admitting of pivotal movement of the sections 1 and5 in a manner readily apparent. After being bent about the wire 7 thetongues may be firmly secured to the body of the sections of the guardby means of suitable fastenings, if desired.

In view of the foregoing structure it will be noted that whenever it isnecessary to have access to the hub of the wheel about which the guard 3extends the middle section 4. of the guard may be readily thrownupwardly -in order to expose the hub for all requisite purposes.However, in order that the middle section 1 of the guard may bepositively held in connection with the side of the sections 5 saidsection 1 is provided at its outer end and near opposite longitudinaledge portions thereof with engaging members 10, which (Shown mostclearly in Fig. 2 of project from the section 4 in spaced relation tothe under side thereof. The engaging members 10 are adapted to receivethe outer adjacent edge portions of the side sections 5, and therebyfirmly hold the middle section 4 in connection with the side sections 5aforesaid. The engaging members 10 admit of a slidable connection of theside sections with the middle section, so that the general curvature ofthe guard 3 may be reduced or increased to vary the size thereof andadapt the same for application to different-sized hubs. The device,further, is very inexpensive, and being susceptible of broad applicationit is consequently advantageous in actual use.

Havingthus described the invention, what is claimed as new is.

1. In a dust-guard of the class described, the combination of anattaching member, and a guard projecting therefrom, said guardconsisting of separate side and intermediate sections.

2. In a dust-guard of the class described, the combination of anattaching member, a guard projecting therefrom, said guard consisting ofside and intermediate sections, and means admitting of a slidableadjustment of the sections with reference to each other.

3. In a dust-guard of the class described,

the combination of an attaching member, a guard pro ectlng therefrom,said guard consisting of side and intermediate sections, and

interlocking means between the side and intermediate sections.

4. In a dust-guard of the class described, the combination of anattaching member, and a guard projecting therefrom, said guardconsisting of side and intermediate sections, the intermediate sectionhaving pivotal connection with the attaching member. A

5. In a dust-guard, the combination of an attaching member, and a guardprojecting therefrom and comprising a plurality of sections, thesections being connected at one end with the attaching member andflaring or increasing in width toward the opposite ends, which areadapted to overlap, and means connecting the last-mentioned ends of thesections and admitting of slidable movement of one section relative tothe other when overlapped.

In testimony WhereofI afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PRENTICE K. HOLLINGSWORTH. [a s] Witnessesf (J. T. BEYSON, L. O..HOLLINGSWORTH.

